Everybody's pal, Linda Crispell, noted on her blog the opening of Junk Revolution yesterday. I just love the license plate signs and charms (and everything else in the store). I had contacted Tace a few days ago about collaborating on a Christmas wish list to post on our blogs after reading about her husband wanting deep sea water. I thought we could come up with the ultimate list together (okay, we all know I just want to mooch off of Tace's brilliant and quirky way of finding the coolest stuff on earth - like the toe shoes too, by the way,Tace)
Linda's post, and visiting Junk Revolution, reminded me of another cool place where I knew I would be able to find some choice additions for my wish list, Uncommon Goods. From this place I found two of my first items to ask Santa to consider . . . a $1500 authentic PanAm airplane window wall piece and a set of $20 recycled windshield beer glasses. Now, I want the airplane window because I am afraid of flying (maybe another insight into my fairy work - reference the unfolding wings post earlier in this blog). I haven't flown since 1996 when I went to my mom's funeral (armchair psycho-analysis already worked on this idea - I see the obvious connection there). I'm thinking if I had the airplane window here in my house, I could practice sitting by it and imagine myself on the airplane. If I did that enough, maybe flying would be more like sitting in my living room (sans pajamas). I like the beer glasses cuz they match the airplane window and they are the fruition of someone's brilliant idea to recycle something in a way most of us would never think of. (though it might be hard to dismiss the idea of all the bugs that once left their carcasses on the glass as I drink from it).
So, I (and maybe Tace) am on a mission to put together the ultimate Christmas wish list for my husband. I am still looking for the ultimate dishdrainer, Tace. I'll be adding to the list over the next few weeks. Only 37 more shopping days left 'til Christmas!
By the way, this is what my husband wants . . .
No, not another woman in some strange position, but a zero gravity flight experience. Yeah, that's gonna happen at over $5000. But keep dreamin' honey. Maybe the fighter pilot simulation - it's only $2300. By the way, Excitations from the producers of Discovery Channel have quite an adventurer's paradise - check out their gift ideas . . . be a zookeeper for a day, work on sail crew in a race, make your own soda pop, learn to perform on a trapeze, indoor skydiving (that's my kind of skydiving - this I might actually give my hubby at only $120), and much more.
4 comments:
Warning: I'm about to reveal another level of geekdom here via quote from tv. (It doesn't even matter who or what I'm quoting now, when you start quoting tv like it's your best bud....that's geekdom-ville right there)
In the words of the opposing council guy from the show Boston Legal, whose name I don't recall because why would I? He's OPPOSING council and doesn't work for Crane Poole and Schmidt, "What you are, is a HOOT!" Said with all the dulcet, Southern good ol' boy charm I can possibly infuse into a few words.
Seriously woman you crack me up, best reason EVER to get recycled windshield glass beer glasses has to be "I like the beer glasses cuz they match the airplane window ..."
BEST REASON EVER!
That said I am mentally working on my shopping list, I do a lot of things mentally, I stuff my brain so full that one of the times I get too near my key board it will overload, spewing thoughts on to my screen via a flurry of typing....I don't know if that actually sounds comforting, spewing anything so rarely is thought of as a comfort but let me say again, I'm thinking harrrd about my list, mentally compiling it. INSERT SANATA-ESQUE JOKE ABOUT CHECKING IT TWICE HERE.
p.s. Toe shoes ROCK, seriously, awwwwwwwesome. I love knowing that when I go to the grocery store I could rock climb the side of it in comfort if I wanted...
Well, Tace, I am preparing for the fact that if I do get said desired airplane window, it will undoubtedly be the centerpiece of my home and therefore require a complete overhaul of current Sanford and Son theme we have going on. Why not start with matching glasses?
By the way, you're hootier, the hootiEST possibly. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Oh, and love the idea of rock-climbing the side of my Von's - that should be on the adventure list.
I've been skydiving twice. The first time was a tandem jump from 13,000 feet and the 2nd was an AFF level 1 jump from 14,500 feet---no one attached to me and landed my own canopy. Freefall is great but the feeling of floating under the canopy and hearing the wind is wonderful! It's definitely something you can do once and never, ever forget!
Love the beer glasses too...and the window. Just what we all need to be buying to jumpstart this economy, right?? :)
Love the newest art too...
Post a Comment